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SINGAPORE - More residents have been turning up at the Meet-the-People Sessions (MPS) following the recent General Election (GE).
Several Members of Parliament (MPs) said there had been a surge of at least 30 per cent in the number of cases, with most of the new cases involving residents concerned with housing and financial assistance.
The new MP for Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC), Brigadier-General (NS) Tan Chuan-Jin, who oversees the Kampong Ubi-Kembangan ward, said he saw 213 cases in his last MPS.
Writing on Facebook, he described it as the "Mother of all MPSes". The session only ended around midnight.
He said he attended to the majority of the cases but he would have to look at the "internal triage in terms of prioritising time". In other words, he would focus on the cases needing urgent and serious help.
Another MP for Marine Parade GRC, Mr Seah Kian Peng, said he was shocked by the number of cases that BG (NS) Tan saw.
Mr Seah said: "He covers a very big area. Still, 213 cases came as a shock to me, it may be a record."
He added that after every GE, there would be a surge in the number of cases, to make up for those sessions that MPs were not able to attend to during the hustings.
The new MP for Jurong GRC, Mr David Ong, said his Bukit Batok ward saw a doubling of cases - to about 80 to 90.
"After the election, residents want to see what the MP can do for them, whether he can make a difference to their lives, whether he is an MP who can listen," Mr Ong said.
Moulmein-Kallang GRC MP, Denise Phua said her "new clients" were "a lot more politically aware".
For new Aljunied GRC MP Muhd Faisal Abdul Manap, most of the 50 cases at his first MPS wanted help in housing matters.
The Opposition MP expected cases to go up over the coming months.
"I cannot work alone but I believe we are going to start a grassroots organisation made up of local communities," Mr Faisal said.
Some MPs also say that they have more people consulting them online, particularly through Facebook.
http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/EDC110527-0000077/Surge-in-MPS-cases-after-GE
Several Members of Parliament (MPs) said there had been a surge of at least 30 per cent in the number of cases, with most of the new cases involving residents concerned with housing and financial assistance.
The new MP for Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC), Brigadier-General (NS) Tan Chuan-Jin, who oversees the Kampong Ubi-Kembangan ward, said he saw 213 cases in his last MPS.
Writing on Facebook, he described it as the "Mother of all MPSes". The session only ended around midnight.
He said he attended to the majority of the cases but he would have to look at the "internal triage in terms of prioritising time". In other words, he would focus on the cases needing urgent and serious help.
Another MP for Marine Parade GRC, Mr Seah Kian Peng, said he was shocked by the number of cases that BG (NS) Tan saw.
Mr Seah said: "He covers a very big area. Still, 213 cases came as a shock to me, it may be a record."
He added that after every GE, there would be a surge in the number of cases, to make up for those sessions that MPs were not able to attend to during the hustings.
The new MP for Jurong GRC, Mr David Ong, said his Bukit Batok ward saw a doubling of cases - to about 80 to 90.
"After the election, residents want to see what the MP can do for them, whether he can make a difference to their lives, whether he is an MP who can listen," Mr Ong said.
Moulmein-Kallang GRC MP, Denise Phua said her "new clients" were "a lot more politically aware".
For new Aljunied GRC MP Muhd Faisal Abdul Manap, most of the 50 cases at his first MPS wanted help in housing matters.
The Opposition MP expected cases to go up over the coming months.
"I cannot work alone but I believe we are going to start a grassroots organisation made up of local communities," Mr Faisal said.
Some MPs also say that they have more people consulting them online, particularly through Facebook.
http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/EDC110527-0000077/Surge-in-MPS-cases-after-GE
